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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Rose Clark <jjokolokwo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: roseclarkk0@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:30:23 +0100
Subject: Greeting
Hello my dear.
Greetings to you and your family. I am Mrs. Rose Clark. A widow from
united States of America. I am 60 years old. My late husband was a
director with the construction company in US before his sudden death
after a brief illness, but before his death, he deposited the sum of
$15 Million in my Bank account for a certain purpose and the purpose
was not fulfill before his death, right now i am suffering from
pancreatic cancer and presently I am undergoing medical treatment in
hospital. my condition is really bad and it is quite obvious that I
won?t live more than two months according to my doctor and i have no
Child who is going to inherit the fund.
Therefore I am willing to donate the sum of $15 Million US dollars for
you to help widows and the less privileged ones and to carry out
charity works in the societies and around the World in my name, my
dream is to use this fund for charity work, Reply if you can be
trusted to handle this project with fear of God and work according to
my directives and also to open up to you more details and how you will
receive the fund.
Get back to me for more details if you are interested.
Remain blessed
Mrs. Rose Clark.
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